Does nocturnal deactivation of the artificial urinary sphincter lessen the risk of urethral atrophy?

Urology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1051-1054

  Elliott, Daniel S ^a   Barrett, David M ^b   Gohma, Mohamed ^c   Boone, Timothy B ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BLADDER SPHINCTER PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RECURRENCE RISK; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETHRA DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ATROPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY SPHINCTER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0035011762     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(01)00963-3     Document Type: Article

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